Awards and Fellowships

Truly Global /L+/ summer/winter school (2023)

Awarded acceptance to the virtual 2nd Truly Global /L+/ Summer/Winter School on Language Acquisition.

SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference (2023)

Awarded the Travel Scholarship 2023 to attend the SACNAS NDiSTEM conference.

Stanford Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine (PRISM) Fellow – Cohort 11 (2023)

Awarded fellowship for a fully funded program for graduate students interested in pursuing postdocs at Stanford. Through PRISM, students visit campus to explore the postdoc training environment, build relationships with faculty, and determine whether advanced training at Stanford would support their career goals.

18th PRI/PHSU Annual Scientific Conference & 2nd RCMI Symposium on Health Disparities (2023)

Awarded 1st place for the oral presentation of the project titled ‘Relationship between working memory and reading skills in the Puerto Rican school population’. 

18th PRI/PHSU Annual Scientific Conference & 2nd RCMI Symposium on Health Disparities (2023)

Awarded 3rd place for the poster presentation of the project titled ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences may be mitigated by Resilience in Mental Health Outcomes among adults living in Puerto Rico’.

Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence and Success (SPINES) (2022)

Awarded fellowship for a fully funded summer program for graduate and post-doctoral students. The program is dedicated to creating and sustaining an outstanding and diverse academic workforce in neuroscience.

Society for Neuroscience (2022)

Awarded the Neuroscience Scholar Program (SfN-NSP) Associate fellowship for 2022-2024. This programs allows underrepresented graduate or postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to enhance their career and build community.

2nd Puerto Rico Public Health Summit (2022)

Awarded 1rst place for the poster presentation of the project titled ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences may be mitigated by Resilience in Mental Health Outcomes among adults living in Puerto Rico’.

Introductory Research Program: VA Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2016)

Awarded fellowship for a one-year program for undergraduate students dedicated to help develop skills in science communication and research in diverse settings.

Infinite Possibilities Conference (2015)

Awarded the Oregon State Travel Award.